| Research |
Period |
Researcher(s) |
Overview |
| Plan |
2002 |
| 1. p-AIS |
4 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu |
Application for AIS for the operation of ships coming alongside
quay is investigated. |
| 2. Developing the optimum ship operation |
2 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu T. Iseki |
Research on efficiency and method of operation are carried
out to apply for an evaluation standard of ship Operation.. A control program
of operation and the validity of algorithm is investigated. |
| 3. Automatic operation systems in the next generation |
2 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu |
Algorithms for ship operation are evaluated and selected. |
| 4. SITRAM |
2 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu T. Iseki H. Imazu |
A method of identifying the exact position of sailing ships
is investigated by integrating information from radar on shore and on ship, and
the results are applied to VTS. |
| 5. Improving current sailing using GPS |
2 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu T. Iseki H. Imazu |
To establish a current accurate measuring method of using
D-GPS, investigation into ship speed and direction is carried out. |
| 6. A new control system for the auto pilot of
ships |
2 |
2 |
K. Ohtsu |
Automatically changing course, controlling change of course
and keeping course are investigated aimed at practical use. |
| 7. Automatically coming alongside quay |
2 |
1 |
K. Ohtsu |
A perfectly automatically controlled method for ships to reach
or leave quay is carried out on an actual ship. |
| 8. A new system for physical distribution on sea |
2 |
2 |
H. Kurokawa |
Based on up to date research of physical distribution simulation
and modal shift, a new practical system at sea is investigated considering safety
and the environment. |
| 9. Ship service on rivers |
3 |
3 |
K. Shouji K. Minami |
Investigation of ship service on rivers in the Kanto district
is carried out, and prospects are studied. |
| 10. The workability of ships under rolling conditions |
3 |
3 |
K. Shouji K. Minami |
Work on the ship "Shioji-maru" is investigated, and work efficiency
is investigated by measuring the pulse of workers. |
| 11. Safety in harbors and waterways |
3 |
3 |
K. Shouji |
By ship accident analysis in harbor and waterways, designs
to establish harbor and waterway safety is investigated. |
| 13. The effect of ballast drainage of ships on
the sea environment, and development of a treatment technique for drainage |
3 |
1 |
K. Shouji K. Minami |
To decrease the effects of drainage of ships arriving in harbor,
problems on the influence and treatment of drainage are investigated. |
| 13. The safety of empty containers of ships in
strong wind |
2 |
1 |
K. Shouji R. Shouji K. Minami S. Mita |
A model experiment is carried out to prevent empty containers
from falling from ships during typhoons. |
| 14. Design for fenders of the pillars of bridges
for protection against ship collision |
3 |
1 |
K. Shouji S. Mita |
A design method to protect ship damage on collision with pillars
is investigated. |
| 15. Investigation into maritime museums |
3 |
1 |
K. Shouji |
Data on ships from museums of the world is investigated. |
| 16. Supporting systems for ship control |
2 |
2 |
T. Iseki |
Estimation method of directional wave spectrum in real time
is developed by a wave measuring system applying Bayes theory, and the results
are compared with data obtained on the ship "Shioji- maru." |
| 17. Evaluation of equipment to decrease ship rolling
at sea |
2 |
2 |
T. Iseki |
Experimental data of actual ships on decreasing ship rolling
is investigated to evaluate equipment for decreasing ship rolling, and effects
of the decrease in rolling is evaluated considering inertial force and binding
cargo. |
| 18. A design system for ship performance at sea |
3 |
3 |
T. Iseki |
Based on analysis of ship rolling, improvement of ship form
that can easily maintain a navigation schedule is investigated. |
| 19. Developing a simulation device of ship rolling |
3 |
2 |
T. Iseki |
A dimensional computer graphics system to simulate rolling
is investigated based on the response function of ship rolling. |
| 20. Bayes estimation of spectrum on directional
waves applying the coefficient VAR reference to time |
3 |
1 |
T. Iseki |
An algorithm to estimate the directional waves of ship in
real time is developed applying rolling data on actual ships. |
| 21. Evaluating safety and developing a supporting
system for the operation of tug boats at pier |
2 |
1 |
A. Ishibashi |
The operation of tugboats on arriving and leaving ship to
pier is investigated. |
| 22. Developing a simplified voyage data recorder
VDR |
5 |
3 |
S. Kuwashima H. Ogiwara N. Iwasaka R. Shouji |
To analyze the cause of ship accidents, a simplified VDR that
records and measures the navigation condition of ships is developed. |
| 23. Investigating ship performance in actual container
ships navigating in the North Pacific Ocean |
3 |
3 |
S. Kuwashima N. Iwasaka |
Measurement equipment for wind direction, wind speed and ship
rolling are installed on a container ship navigating in the North Pacific Ocean,
and ship performance in rough sea is analyzed. |
| 24. Investigating improvement in the measuring
device of wave height applying microwaves |
3 |
3 |
S. Kuwashima |
To improve the accuracy and reliability of measurement devices
for wave height, causes of up-to-date device error is analyzed. |
| 25. The effect of applying AIS to the control
of ship traffic |
3 |
1 |
H. Imazu O. Kanmae Y. Kurasumi |
A design for and experiment on AIS equipment to distinguish
ships automatically is carried out. |
| 26. Oil heating in the tanks of sunken ships by
high frequency induction heating |
5 |
4 |
Y. Hatanaka H. Kifune |
To remove heavy oil from the tanks of sunken ships as with
the accident of the tanker "Nahotaka," a method of heating heavy oil is investigated. |
| 27. Cleaning exhaust gas from a ship's diesel
engine by high frequency induction heating |
3 |
1 |
Y. Hatanaka H. Kifune D. Higashi |
A method of trapping minute sooty particles including the
exhaust gas of the ship's diesel engine by a carbon ceramic filter and to burn
it immediately by high frequency induction heating is investigated. |
| 28. High frequency induction heating for generating
an overheated steam |
5 |
1 |
Y. Hatanaka H. Kifune D. Higashi |
A system to convert saturated vapor into overheated vapor
by high frequency induction heating is developed. |
| 29. An ultrasonic wave homogenous system derived
from a high frequency power source |
3 |
1 |
Y. Hatanaka H. Kifune D. Higashi |
An ultrasonic homogenous system derived from a high frequency
power source to generate water-light oil and water- heavy oil and an emulsion
fuel are developed. |
| 30. Soft switching of high frequency inverter |
3 |
1 |
Y. Hatanaka H. Kifune D. Higashi |
Development of a new soft switching of high frequency inverter
is developed and the results are compared with type of hard switching. |
| 31. The effect of gravity on the behavior of bubbles
in pipes |
|
2 |
K. Takamasa T. Hakutsu |
Effects of acceleration of gravity on the behavior of air
bubbles in the pipes of boilers and nuclear reactors under a rolling condition
of ship is experimentally investigated. |
| 32. Interfacial transport on the flow of bubbles
in vertical pipes |
5 |
2 |
K. Takamasa T. Hakutsu |
To improve the calculating code of two phase currents, interfacial
transport that indicates growth of interface is measured by the portrait analysis
method. |
| 33. The behavior of a liquid membrane on annular
atomized flow in vertical pipes |
5 |
2 |
K.T Akamasa T. Hakutsu |
The behavior of a liquid membrane of annular atomized flow
formed in a nuclear reactor or boiler affects the efficiency of heat transmission
and the flow of limited heat. Thus, this investigation measures the behavior of
the liquid membrane in the pipe from the entrance to the exit and a design standard
is proposed. |
| 34. Measurement of radio active rays and ultraviolet
rays applying a radiation catalyst |
5 |
2 |
K. Takamasa T. Hakutsu |
It was clarified in our laboratory that radioactive rays and
ultraviolet rays were easily and cheaply measured by a radiation catalyst applying
an oxidized semiconductor membrane. By applying this theory, a radiation measurement
device is developed. |
